Málaga - La Malagueta

Name: Málaga - La Malagueta
Address: Málaga, Spain

Málaga, Spain

Community spot

Info
Seasons
% windy days

About this spot

0-12 kt
Terral
Choppy
Intermediate
Best: mei–okt

La Malagueta is the urban beach of Málaga, right next to the port: a dark sandy area of just over a kilometre between the Dique de Levante and a jetty at its eastern end, with the city and Mount Gibralfaro behind. It is the starting point for the SUP route towards Baños del Carmen advertised on booking platforms. The spot is at the southwestern end, next to La Farola, where the MalagaWake school gives SUP lessons for beginners from a tent on the beach, in groups of up to 8 people. The water is open, with some chop and sometimes a shorebreak, and it is the beach with the most maritime traffic: do not approach the mouth of the port, which is to the south. Hazards and rules: large and fast ships enter and leave the port, the breakwater is right next to the beach and with terral the wind blows you away from the shore. In the buoyed swimming area you cannot ride with a board: use the marked channels. Forecasts are checked with ARPEGE, ECMWF and ICON. Photos: "Playa de la Malagueta 05" by Tyk (CC BY-SA 3.0), via Wikimedia Commons; "Playa de la Malagueta (52862306880)" by Jeff Hitchcock from Seattle, WA, USA (CC BY 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons.

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What this spot offers

Parking Not available

Toilets Not available

Showers Not available

Kite School Available

Rescue Service Not available

Equipment Rental Not available

Restaurant Available

First Aid Not available

Safety and Conditions

Launch zone

Good

Hazards

Large and fast ship traffic at the mouth of the port, to the southDique de Levante breakwater right next to the beachTerral: offshore wind that blows you away from the shoreVery busy beach in summer, with a buoyed swimming area

Obstacles

Dique de Levante (breakwater) to the southwest of the beach

Emergency

112